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Touching story. Thanks for sharing. My grandmother was a German Jew, one of the few who managed to avoid concentration camps. She, like your friends mother was a great haggler. When you have survived as much as they have, haggling probably seems trivial.
Fred
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That reminds me of the TV series Firefly, where all of the cultures boiled down to 2 languages in the future, English and Chinese. Everyone spoke in English, but cussed in Chinese.
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That reminds me of the TV series Firefly, where all of the cultures boiled down to 2 languages in the future, English and Chinese. Everyone spoke in English, but cussed in Chinese. "Liou coe shway duh biao-tze huh hoe-tze duh ur-tze"
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Great story, Bob. Thanks for sharing.
Jack
"People generally quarrel because they cannot argue." - G. K. Chesterton
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On a lighter note, we now present the Vatican's own Roman Decadent Period Revival Players and their production of The Wizard of Oz:
Et, tu, Dorothy?
Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.
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Excellent story, Bob. Thank you very much for taking the time to share it.
bibere usque ad hilaritatem
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I can't say it any better than Tom did. Thank you.
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Thanks, Bob. I'm sorry to hear of his passing, but it sounds like quite a life to remember and celebrate.
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Probably the most interesting story I will read today. Thanks.
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Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.
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